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«- 3. C. c o r b a r i e ' n s i s Pourr. The Corbieres Cistus, or Rock Rose.
Identification. De c. P ro d ., 1. p . 26 5 .; D o n ’s Mill., 1. p. 299. _
Synonymes. C. ¿’alvisefölius ß Dec. Prod. Fl. Fr., 4. p. 813. ; C. populifölius
■ m in o r, in som en u rse ries ; C. h ^b rid u s P o u r r ., n o t o f Vahl.
Engravings. Swt. Cist., t . 8. ; an d o u r;?^ , 79.
spec. Char. Sjc. Leaves stalked, somewhat cordate, ovate,
acuminated, with fringed margins, wrinkled on both surfaces,
and very glutinous. Peduncles long, 1—3-flowered. (Don’s
M i l l ) A sub-evergreen shrub. So u th o f France, on the
mountains o f Corbieres ; and also in Spain. Height 2 ft. to
3 ft. Introduced in 1656. Flowers white; May and June.
Capsule brown ; ripe in August.
A handsome plant, and, according to Sweet, one o f the
hardiest species o f th e genus, thriving well in common garden
soil, and in any situation where it is n o t too moist. I t continues
in bloom for about two months ; and every day during
th a t period the plant is covered with a profusion o f hand-
some white flowers, th e margins o f which are tinged with rose colour.
The rose-coloured buds are also very pre tty before the flowers expand.
« 4. C. TOPULiFOLius L . Tlie Poplar-leaved Cistus, or Rack Rose.
Identification. L in . S p -7 3 6 .; D o n ’s Mill., 1. p. 300.
S ynonymes. CUtus populifölius Cav. I z o n . ; Ciste ^ F eu ille s d e P eu p lie r,
F r . ; Pap p el-b lä ttrig e Cisten Hose, Ger.
E ngravings. Swt. Cist. 2 3 .; an d onr fig . 80.
Spec. Char., c^c. Leaves stalked, cordate, acuminate,
wrinkled, smooth. Flowers cymose. Peduncles bracteate.
B racteas oblong. Sepals acuminate, clammy. (Doris Mill.)
A sub-evergreen shrub o f vigorous growth. France and
Spain. Height 5 ft. to 7 ft. Introduced in 1656. Flowers
white, with distinct p e ta ls ; May to July. Capsule brown ;
ripe in September.
Leaves dark green, cordate, clammy, with undulate margins.
One of th e most robust species o f th e genus, and also one of
th e hardiest. A [ilant 7 ft. high, in the grounds at Syon,
stood through th e winter o f 1837-8 uninjured, with o u t th e
slightest protection. so. cistus popuiiaiius.
5. C. . L a u r i f o ' l i u s L . The Laurel-leaved Cistu.s, cr Rock Rose.
Identification. L in . Sp. 736. ; Clus. Hist. 1. p . 78. f. 1 .; D o n ’s Mill., 1. p. 8«0.
S ynonymes. Ciste ä Feuilles de L a u rie r, F r . ; L o rb e e r-b lä ttrig e Cisten Rose, Ger.
E n g ra vin g s. Clus. H ist., 1. p. 78. f. 1 .; Swt. Cist., t . 5 2 .; an d o u r ^ ’^ . 81.
Spec. Char., Sfo. Leaves stalked, ovate-
lanceolate, 3-nerved, upper surface glabrous,
under surface tomentose. F o o tstalks
dilated, and connate a t th e base.
Capsules S-celled. (Doris M ill.) A
sub-evergreen bush. South o f France,
and Spain. Height 4 ft. to 5 ft. In troduced
in 1771. Flowers large, white,
with light red b ra c te a s ; July and Aug.
Capsule brown ; ripe in October.
A very robust species, with large
green laurel-like leaves. I t produces an
abundance o f flowers, which, with their
light red bracteas, are very ornamental
Cistus /a u rifò liu s .
before they expand, resembling, a t a distance, th e bursting buds o f roses. It
requires no protection ; and may be raised from seeds, which it ripens in
abundance; and also by cuttings, which, however, do not strike so freely as in
some o f the other species.
a 6 . C. l a d a n i 'f e i ìu s L . The Ladanum-bearing Gum Cistus, or Rock Rose.
Identification. Lin . Sp. 737. ; D o n ’s Mill., 1 p. 300.
Synonymes. Ciste laclauifère, F p .; Ladanum Cisten R ose, Ge r.\ Ladano,
Ita l.
Spec. Char., ^ c . Leaves almost sessile, connate a t the
base, Imear-lanceolate, 3-nerved, upper surface gla-
brou.s, under surface tomentose. Capsule 10-celled.
Petals imbricate. (Doris M ill.) A sub-evergreen
shrub. Spain and Portugal, on hills. Height 4 ft. to
5 ft. Introduced in 1629. Flowers large, white, 1 in.
to 2 in. broad ; J u n e and Ju ly . Capsule brown ; ripe
in September.
Varieties. C. I. 1 albiflorus Dec. P ro d . i. p. 266., Swt.
Cist. t. 94. ; i è d o n , i., Clus. Hist. i. p. 78. ic. ; and
C. I. 2 maculatus Dec. P ro d . 1. c. ( Swt. Cist. ; and
our fig . 82.) ; C. 1. 3 plenilolius Ait. Hort. Kew. iii.
8 2 . C. la d an if. m a c u là tu s .
p. 305. ; are varieties o f this species.
The leaves are lanceolate, and nearly sessile, o f a deep green ; th e flowers
terminating th e branches, solitary, white, and large. The variety C. ladaniferus
maculàtus, which our fig . 82. represents, is a plant of very great beauty, and
no collection should be without it.
» 7. C. (v .) c y 'p r iu s Lam. The Gum Cistus, or Cyprus Rock Rose.
Identification. L am . D ie t., 2. p. 16. ; Don’s Mill., 1. p. 300. , . , _ „ va ^ r h i
Synonymes. C. lad.aiilferus Bo t. Mag. 1 .112. ; Cistus stenophyllus Lm lt E n um . 2. p. 74.? ; t . salicii'òliùs
of some.
E n gravings. Swt, Cist., t. 39. ; and onr fig . 83.
Spec. Char., ¿fc. Leaves stalked, oblong-lanceolate,
upper surface glabrous, under surface clothed with
hoary toraentum. Peduncles generally many-
flowered. Petals spotted. Capsules 5-celled. (Don’s
M ill.) A splendid sub-evergreen shrub. Island o f
Cyprus. Height 5 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced in 1800.
Flowers white, 2 in. to 3 in. across, imbricated, each
petal having a dark rich brownish crimson spot a t
the base; Ju n e and July. Capsule b row n ; ripe in
September.
One of the handsomest species o f th e genus, and so
closely resembling C. ladaniferus, as, in o u r opinion, to
be nothing more than a variety of th a t species. Young
cnttin«s. Sweet observes, planted under hand-glasses
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in autumn, will strike ro o t ; but the best way is to raise them from layers
o r from seed. There was, in 1834, a plant o f this species a t Minard, in Argyllshire,
7 ft. 9 in. high, with a head 12 ft. in diameter, which is clothed with
flowers every year.
Other Species o f Cistus are described in Sweet’s Cistinece, as nearly equally
hardy with th e above; but th e experience o f th e winter o f 1837-8 has induced
us to omit them. Those wlio intend to tre a t them as garden plants, and can
afford them a little protection during winter, will find 36 species, besides
varieties, described in th e first edition o f this work, and several of them
figured. Those who intend only to have a collection o f showy species, without
much regard to their naines, will have recourse to the mode recommended
in th e concluding paragraph on the Heliánthemum. (p. 61.) The following
species or sub.species were found tolerably hardy in th e Canterbury Nursery :
C. heterophyllus, C. creticus, C. crispus, C. Cupaniáims, C. hirsùtus, C. láxus,
C. villòsus, C. ohlongifòlius, C. undulàtus, C. salvisefòlius, C. longifblius, C.
psilosépalus.
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